During his long career, Roberts played in several bands and appeared on many radio stations such as:
WBT, Charlotte, N. C, 1938–41, with Tenn. Ramblers; WJJD, Chicago, 1941–2; WDZ, Tuscola, 1947–51;
WCKY, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1951–8; WDZ, Decatur, 1958. The Ramblers appeared regularly on WBT in Charlotte playing their American Country and Western swing music. Marty would achieve the honor of being in the Billboard magazines top 5 “Country and Western Disc Jockeys of the year” for 1951 through 1955. Roberts also wrote several country and western tunes during his early years in the music business. Marty co-wrote a top ten hit for
Wanda Jackson titled, “You Can't Have My Love” released for Decca Records May 1954. Roberts finished his radio and entertainment career in Illinois on various radio stations as well as hosting “Marty's Dance Party” which was a live teen dance show produced by his wife Mary. The television show ran on
WTVP in Decatur and
WICS in Springfield Illinois during the 1960s. He continued to DJ on various radio stations in central Illinois for several years while taking his band on the road throughout the Midwest before retiring to a life of golf and relaxation in his home town of Chenoa Illinois. Roberts died in November 2009 in St. Petersburg, Florida from complications related to a short illness. He is survived by his two sons, Allen Robert Schopp and Martin Brent Schopp. ==References==